what does sorrow mean?
SORROW as NOUN
- Meaning
- something that causes great unhappiness
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Usage Example(s)
- her death was a great grief to John
Hypernyms(s) sorrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
Usage Example(s)
- he tried to express his sorrow at her loss
Hypernyms(s) sorrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
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Usage Example(s)
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
Hypernyms(s) sorrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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Usage Example(s)
- she tired of his perpetual sadness
Hypernyms(s) sorrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SORROW as VERB
- Meaning
- feel grief
- eat one’’s heart out
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Hypernyms(s) sorrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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